Question

In which step of writing a program does a programmer first use a compiler?

Answer 1

Answer :preprocessing

Step-by-step explanation:

The first stage of compilation is called preprocessing. In this stage, lines starting with a # character are interpreted by the preprocessor as preprocessor commands

Answer 2

The first step is called compilation (properly speaking) and it translates source code written in a programming language stored in a file into low-level code (usually object code, not directly into machine language).

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